Office profile: The Tri-cities, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington;

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Minneapolis,
St. Paul and
Bloomington
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Minneapolis is a truly civilized city, a city
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cern for the quality of life is a prime factor
shaping its physical growth and
expansion.
The skyline of Minneapolis is domi­nated
by the 775-foot IDS Tower, built by
Investors Diversified Services, which
forms the focal point of the IDS Center, a
complex made upof the Tower, a hotel and
a bank building. On most days crowds of
tourists, businessmen and shoppers swirl
through Crystal Court, a large enclosed
mall centered between the hotel, the bank
and the tower. You can shop in Crystal
Court—so named because of the crystal­line
appearance of the geometric clear
plastic panels forming the roof—spend
several hours in a movie, or just sit at one of
several restaurants relaxing and watching
the people walk by.
On sunny days shoppers stroll along
Nicollet Mall, an eight-block-long shop­ping
mall closed to all traffic except city
buses and bicycles and offering pedestri­ans
broad sidewalks, trees, benches and
fountains. Should the weather take a turn
for the worse, it is possible to get almost
anywhere in the downtown area without
ever having to set foot on a sidewalk. A
skyway system of elevated, glass-enclosed
passageways connects major buildings
and stores. The system presently ties an
eleven-block area of downtown Minne-
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